Thu Jun 30, 2011 5:56 pm by DeadPuppy
Imma be honest. I taped one of my Kimuras during my brief attempt at doubles. There was too much going on to follow both knives at once and more often than not my left hand was left in ruin, so I taped one till I got a bit better. I felt like a total noob. When it comes to doubles, I still am.
Generally, I DON'T recommend taping knives. I, and many other members here, feel that being afraid of, or at least acknowledging the blade forces you to be more careful and learn proper flipping habits. It's easy to get lazy when the blade isn't live, then cut yourself when you go back to a live blade. So I'm not really for taping. BUT, in some cases getting lots of cuts, or bad cuts, can get in the way of flipping. If you can't flip, you can't learn anything anyway, so if you're getting cut a lot, perhaps taping is ok.
I have nothing against people that tape their blades. Performances need to be live blades, otherwise it's not as impressive, but folks learning probably aren't doing much performing anyway. I learned all the basics on a trainer and it all carried over to a live blade fairly easily, so if you seriously want to tape, go for it. And ONLY tape if you're an absolute beginner (or in my case, learning doubles). You reach a point where taping your blade will hinder your ability to properly learn more advanced tricks.
"The best thing about killing a mime..is that they don't make any noise. It's the ultimate silent kill." -Vincent Dark